novelden Chapter 209 Then bring people to 'compensate'
Chapter 209 Then bring people to 'compensate'
Lin Shu kept scrutinizing the old man in front of her, trying to find Xue Wen's shadow in him.
Unfortunately, this person seemed to have been tormented too much. At sixty years old, he looked more weathered than an eighty or ninety-year-old. His eyes, which resembled Xue Wen's, were as lifeless as an ancient well.
Looking at Zhu Yu's appearance, Lin Shu felt a strange pang of sadness. Could this be what people often call the bond between blood and flesh?
After Zhu Yu finished speaking, he thought Lin Shu and the other woman would leave, but to his surprise, they didn't leave. The woman in purple even took out a jar of ointment from her bosom, then knelt down and applied the ointment to him!
Zhu Yu stared intently at the mask on Lin Shu's face, as if his gaze could see through it to her face. His voice was somewhat strange: "Who... are you?"
Lin Shu didn't answer. With A Zhu still there, it wasn't convenient to acknowledge him. She just focused on applying the medicine for him.
After applying the medicine, he whispered, "Don't worry, I will get you out of here soon."
After saying that, Lin Shu put away the ointment and prepared to leave.
To everyone's surprise, Zhu Yu became extremely agitated, completely disregarding the injury to her shoulder blade, and struggled repeatedly toward Lin Shu, asking, "You are...you are...his...?"
He wanted to ask Lin Shu if she was Xue Wen's daughter, but he didn't dare to.
Lin Shu quickly stopped Zhu Yu's actions and reassured her, "Yes."
After receiving an affirmative answer, Zhu Yu suddenly burst into tears and laughter, then asked in a trembling voice, "How has he been all these years?"
Lin Shu pursed her lips, and after a long while, she answered with some hesitation, "Yes. It's very good." Although her first half of life wasn't good, she naturally couldn't tell the truth at this moment.
"That's good! That's good!" Zhu Yu was probably too happy to notice Lin Shu's conflicted expression.
Ah Zhu watched the two of them exchanging cryptic messages from a short distance away.
Finally, Lin Shu and her companion quietly exited the secret passage.
After seeing A-Zhu off, Lin Shu returned to her resting room without anyone noticing. Then, she swaggered to Zhu Yao to say goodbye before returning to Wushuang Pavilion.
Upon returning, Lin Shu took out paper and pen and wrote a letter to inform Xue Wen, who was far away at Shuomen Pass, of Zhu Yu's news and told him not to worry.
He also sent an extra letter, instructing Ling Huanan to pay close attention to Xue Wen and the people around him.
Although it might be unnecessary, given the heavily guarded Shuomen Pass, Lin Shu knew her father's temperament better than anyone, and she was afraid that Zhu Yao would really send someone to mislead Xue Wen!
After sending the letter, Lin Shu began to consider how to rescue Zhu Yu...
Three days later.
Nanli Wushuang Pavilion, seventh floor, Lin Shu's residence.
Lin Shu took the letters and saw that they were written by her husband and Ji Heng, and sent over by Zi Yi along with reports from Wushuang Pavilion.
Lin Shu first opened the family letter. Several thick sheets of paper were filled with the first thing that caught her eye: the chubby boy and A-Yun's handwriting, which looked like chicks pecking at rice. Lin Shu looked at it for a long time but couldn't recognize many of the words...
Lin Shu shook her head helplessly, a smile playing on her lips as she looked at the neat and elegant handwriting at the bottom—it was Amu's handwriting.
The main message was to reassure Lin Shu that everything was fine at home and that she shouldn't worry while she was away.
In addition, Xiao Yizhou changes every day and is extremely cute; Huanzhi's belly is too big, the doctor said it might be twins; and the little chubby boy is also pregnant, he's always craving food and has become even rounder...
Lin Shu smiled and carefully placed the letter into a box. Then she picked up Ji Heng's letter, which mainly asked how Lin Shu and Ji Wan were doing recently, and ended with a poem expressing her longing...
After reading them all, Lin Shu replied to each one. Just as she was about to call Chou Er to send the letters, she heard a knock on the door.
"Knock knock."
"Go in," Lin Shu said as she put the letter into an envelope.
Ugly Second pushed open the door and entered, bowing respectfully, and said, "Master, the heir of the Regent's Palace requests an audience."
Lin Shu paused in her work, a slight smile playing on her lips. She thought to herself, "Finally, he's here," and then said softly, "Bring him here."
"Yes." Ugly Second accepted the order and was about to leave.
Unexpectedly, Lin Shu stopped him: "By the way, help me send these letters back to Fengming."
Just as Chou Er took the letter, he heard Lin Shu speak again: "After he comes up, just let him come in by himself. You don't need to come!"
Ugly Second: "Yes, Master." (She guessed her master was about to do something bad!)
After seeing that Lin Shu had indeed finished explaining, Chou Er went out to greet Xu Jingyun.
Before long, Xu Jingyun was taken to the seventh floor of Wushuang Pavilion, but Chou Er stopped when he stepped onto the last step of the seventh floor and simply raised his hand to point in a direction.
This action further disturbed Xu Jingyun's already unsettled heart!
After returning from the birthday banquet, he couldn't wait to come over, but Nangong Jin saw through his thoughts. Although she didn't know why her son had suddenly fallen in love with someone else, she was happy to see it happen!
At the same time, Nangong Jin insisted that Xu Jingyun delay for two more days, so that Wushuang Pavilion would be the first to urge them, so as not to be too hasty!
Not to mention two days, three days passed and there was still no movement from Wushuang Pavilion, so Xu Jingyun rushed over early in the morning.
Here, Xu Jingyun walked to the door, puzzled, and raised her hand to knock. But as soon as her hand touched the door, she heard a 'creak' and the door opened automatically!
Xu Jingyun was momentarily stunned. He had already stepped inside, and the entire room was now visible.
The door faces the main hall where people receive guests; to the left, there is a beaded curtain and a screen, which should be a place for resting and sleeping; to the right, there are several purple curtains, behind which are tables, chairs and bookshelves, which should be a place for official business!
Lin Shu had already put on her mask and was still dressed in a purple robe. She was sitting seriously behind her desk, seemingly handling some business.
As Xu Jingyun watched Lin Shu's 'serious' appearance, her expression behind the mask slowly turned infatuated, and she was about to utter the word 'A-Shu'.
Suddenly, a clear, deep voice rang out, echoing in his ears: "Is it beautiful?"
"Yes. It looks good!" Xu Jingyun nodded seriously.
"Heh...!" Lin Shu put down her 'business' and let out a low, magnetic laugh.
This smile also brought Xu Jingyun back to reality. Only then did he realize that he had unknowingly walked in and was standing in front of the other person, with only a table separating the two of them.
"Is the young master here to compensate me for my clothes?" Lin Shu looked at Xu Jingyun, who was dressed in luxurious clothes and seemed to have dressed up carefully, but came empty-handed.
Xu Jingyun then realized that he had forgotten about this matter. He had been so focused on dressing up that he had forgotten about the promise to compensate the other party for the clothes!
Thinking of this, Xu Jingyun originally wanted to apologize first, but when she looked up and saw the playful look on Lin Shu's lips, she also became playful, narrowed her eyes, and said with a carefree smile:
"Tsk... I forgot, what should I do now?"
As she spoke, Xu Jingyun placed her hands on the table in front of her, leaned forward, and looked closely at Lin Shu, her eyes burning with desire.
“Easy!” Lin Shu raised her eyes to meet his gaze.
Then, taking advantage of her unpreparedness, he suddenly stood up, put his arm around Xu Jingyun's waist, and forcefully lifted and pulled her down.
By the time Xu Jingyun came to her senses, he was already facing Lin Shu, sitting on her lap in an extremely ambiguous manner.
Seeing Xu Jingyun's slightly red ear tips, Lin Shu finally said two extremely inappropriate things with satisfaction:
"Since you've forgotten, then I'll make you pay for it!"
"Since it's all a loss anyway, I don't mind using people to compensate!"
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